My latest presentation is apparently a polemic. That’s what my colleague said yesterday, when I said that my new presentation has three themes: Mobile is irrelevant; Money is meaningless; and Capitalism is dead. I wondered what she meant by polemic, so checked out the definitions online and Wikipedia defines it quite well: a polemic is…
2012 didn’t really see any new technology outcomes. I look around the house today and see an iPad, iPhone and other things, but nothing essentially radically new from 2012 that’s big and different. But something is about to happen that will change things fundamentally. 3D Printing. Like most people, 3D Printing is something that’s been…
After discussing the economic backdrop, with a hot South America countering a consumerising Asia, it’s time to move on to looking specifically at the banking outlook, which is grim. Or is it? Obviously there’s a major flow of regulatory change with ring fencing, Volcker and Dodd-Frank all rumbling onwards and upwards, whilst European Market Infrastructure…
Next week, I’ll get back to being Mr. Boring Banking Blogger, and will focus upon the economic, financial and technological trends for 2013, as per my usual start to the year. For today, purely because it’s still the silly season (yes, 12 days of Christmas is still going strong here), I’m going to make ten…
At the start of the year, I always make a few predictions about what will happen in the following year. Watch this blog in January for 2013’s predictions. But what were the predictions for 2012? Well Economically, I made the following forecasts: Asia’s light continues to shine, but not quite as bright American equities is the place…
At the start of the year, I always make a few predictions about what will happen in the following year. Watch this blog in January for 2013’s predictions. But what were the predictions for 2012? Well Economically, I made the following forecasts: Asia’s light continues to shine, but not quite as bright American equities is the place…
For the last decade, I’ve been a fan of the Eurozone. It’s created a lot of business for many of us. The Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), the forty or more Directives, the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and all that stuff has been good for business for consultants, technologists and for some bankers too….
For the last decade, I’ve been a fan of the Eurozone. It’s created a lot of business for many of us. The Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), the forty or more Directives, the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and all that stuff has been good for business for consultants, technologists and for some bankers too….
It’s taken me a while to work out why social media and stuff is such a fundamental change for banking, but I finally think I've got there and it's clearer. It started with the rise of blogging and social media such as YouTube. I still retell the story of McKinsey’s Chief Executive who was side-blinded…
